Harding University Men's Cross Country

Guymon is in his 15th year as head men and women's cross-country and track coach. Since taking over the program before the 2002-03 school year, he has earned 19 conference coach of the year honors. He won the Gulf South Conference Men's Coach of the Year honor eight times, GSC Women's Coach of the Year six times, Great American Conference Women's Coach of the Year four times and GAC Men's Coach of the Year once. During the 2015-16 school year, Guymon led Harding to GAC championships in women's cross-country, men's track and field and women's track and field, earning three GAC Coach of the Year honors. Guymon has continued to build on the strong tradition of Harding cross-country and track, directing the Bison cross-country team to nine conference championships and eight NCAA II regional championships. Harding's men have qualified for eight Division II national meets under Guymon, recording six top-10 finishes. The Lady Bisons have won 10 conference championships under Guymon, including six GSC titles and four GAC titles. His women's teams have won two NCAA Division II regional titles and reached the national meet eight times with four top-10 finishes. Guymon's cross-country athletes have earned 30 All-America honors (18 men, 12 women) during his tenure at Harding. Under Guymon, the Bison track team has qualified for seven indoor national meets, including an eighth-place finish in 2008. Guymon's squad has also reached outdoor nationals 12 times, finishing as high as seventh in 2006. Four Bison runners have won seven national championships under Guymon (Jacob Rotich, 10,000 meters in 2004; Przemek Bobrowski, 1,500 meters in 2006; Julius Kosgei, 10,000 meters in 2006; and Daniel Kirwa, indoor mile in 2008, outdoor 5,000 meters in 2009 and outdoor 10,000 meters in 2008 and 2009).  Guymon's Lady Bisons have reached the indoor national meet seven times and have reached the outdoor nationals six times under Guymon. Their best finish was eighth in 2005. Janet Kogo, a 2012 Olympian in the 10,000 meters, won three national championships in 2005. Harding's track athletes have garnered 78 All-America honors (52 men, 26 women) during Guymon's tenure as head coach. Guymon came to Harding from Cordova High School where he led Cordova to third place in the TSSAA State Championship in 2001. He was also named Best of the Preps Track Coach of the Year by the Memphis Commercial Appeal, TSSAA Section 4AAA Track Coach of the Year, and TSSAA Region 7 Track Coach of the Year and earned TSSAA Region 7 Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2000.  Prior to his five-year tenure at Cordova, Guymon spent ten years as the recruiting coordinator and assistant cross country/track coach at the University of Kansas. During his time with the Jayhawks, he coached 15 All-Americans and 15 Big Eight individual champions. Guymon taught and coached three years at Harding Academy from 1985-87 and started his career in 1984 in the Edmond, Okla., public school system.  The Memphis, Tenn., native earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Oklahoma Christian University in 1984. Guymon earned a Masters Degree in Education and Sports Administration from Kansas in 1996.  Guymon has three sons Michael, Corey, and Austin. Steve Guymon is in his 15th year as head men and women's cross-country and track coach. Since taking over the program before the 2002-03 school year, he has earned 19 conference coach of the year honors. He won the Gulf South Conference Men's Coach of the Year honor eight times, GSC Women's Coach of the Year six times, Great American Conference Women's Coach of the Year four times and GAC Men's Coach of the Year once. During the 2015-16 school year, Guymon led Harding to GAC championships in women's cross-country, men's track and field and women's track and field, earning three GAC Coach of the Year honors. Guymon has continued to build on the strong tradition of Harding cross-country and track, directing the Bison cross-country team to nine conference championships and eight NCAA II regional championships. Harding's men have qualified for eight Division II national meets under Guymon, recording six top-10 finishes. The Lady Bisons have won 10 conference championships under Guymon, including six GSC titles and four GAC titles. His women's teams have won two NCAA Division II regional titles and reached the national meet eight times with four top-10 finishes.